“I tend not to work with a specific person in mind. Art is a matter of statistics. It's not about individuals. It's about people.” PeopleMindPersonsArtMatterArtistIndividualArt IsStatistics Author:Maurizio Cattelan
“The current climate doesn't represent a threat to the production of art but to the market. I think it's time for artists to get over auction houses, galleries, and high-production-value exhibitions and start using our voices again.” ThinkingArtArtistValuesHouseVoiceThreatClimateCurrentsProductionsGet OverGalleryExhibitionsAuctions Author:Maurizio Cattelan
“I'm not saying the 1970s was a golden age - I don't believe such a thing exists in art . . . It would be like talking about a golden age of science. But it's true that those were slightly more ideological times, and the relevance of artists wasn't established by their CVs but by their work.” BelieveArtWould BeAgeArtistTalkingDon't BelieveGoldenRelevanceIdeologicalGolden Age Author:Maurizio Cattelan
“Part of the blame can be put at the artists' door, too - no question. But I see our involvement more as a consequence. When there is too much money at stake, the whole system gets corrupted. Artists can be very vulnerable to these mechanisms.” WholeArtistToo MuchDoorsConsequenceBlameVulnerableStakesMechanismInvolvement Author:Maurizio Cattelan
